Buildings in Southampton – Garlicbatten, CC BY-SA 3.0 – Wikimedia Commons Southampton is located in England. The area is situated on the River Itchen and River Test. Around 228,600 people live here. Between 2011 and 2016, the population grew from 253,651 to 271,173. Its area extends over around 51.5 square kilometres. Southampton has around 8.952 streets. The postal codes are SO. The dialling code is 023. Southampton is city and major port in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom. Among other things, Southampton has public transport, hotels, restaurants, cafés, supermarkets, clothing stores, attractions, schools, banks, hairdressers, dentists, doctors and pharmacies. For more information, see www.southampton.gov.uk.
Area
51.5 km²
Located in
City of Southampton
Postal code
SO
Country
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain, Kingdom of England
Body of water
River Itchen, River Test, Southampton Water
Population
271173
Native label
Southampton
Official name
Southampton
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary